Automotive needs systems engineering more than ever
Automotive in Europe is in crisis. It was caused by bad decisions, but systems engineering is part of the solution.
How Cruise reduces the cost of the central control unit by 90%
Cruise is a start-up that manufactures autonomous vehicles. The company develops its own control units, with 90% reducing costs.
Cars need new architectures!
Traditional architectures for cars can no longer cope with this. Electric cars are a driver, Tesla shows a possible way forward.
Automotive transformation: billions for VW subsidiary Cariad
A bold decision in 2019/20: VW is investing billions in the development of Cariad, which will supply the Group with software.
What the hype cycle means for systems engineering
New innovations have always been presented as so revolutionary by the media that disappointment was inevitable. It doesn't matter whether we're talking about the Internet of Things, multimedia in the 90s or "Railway Mania" in the 1840s. However, these innovations often make a comeback years later, which hardly anyone notices. This effect is...
SaFAD: Automotive industry says: safety first for autonomous driving
The safety of autonomous vehicles has been the subject of heated debate since Google surprised the world in 2011 with the news that it had already driven a quarter of a million kilometers autonomously. Now several participants in the automotive industry, including many German companies such as VW, Audi, Daimler and Continental, have published a white paper in which they take a clear stance: Safety First!
Why artificial intelligence is only half the story for systems engineering
Artificial intelligence (AI) and its ethical implications are currently the subject of heated debate. And that's a good thing. For example, the short film Slaughterbots shows in a frightening way why we should not allow autonomous killing under any circumstances. When it comes to pure systems engineering, there are of course a number of things to consider. But how we...
